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*firefox-installer.ps1*
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This PowerShell script installs the latest firefox Web browser.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./firefox-installer.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./firefox-installer.ps1
```
Notes
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Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
firefox installer
.DESCRIPTION
Download and install latest firefox
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./firefox-installer.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/pakoti/Awesome_Sysadmin
.NOTES
Author: Dark Master | License: CC0-1,0
#>
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
$Path = $env:TEMP;
$Installer = "chrome_installer.exe"
Invoke-WebRequest "https://cdn.stubdownloader.services.mozilla.com/builds/firefox-stub/en-US/win/c0c2728dec93a47f981393e20cb0793bafd3a455e152118836bde89b2f02b614/Firefox%20Installer.exe" -OutFile $Path\$Installer
Start-Process -FilePath $Path\$Installer -Args "/silent /install" -Verb RunAs -Wait
Remove-Item $Path\$Installer
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"installed Firefox in $Elapsed sec"
exit 0 # successfully installed firefox
} catch {
"Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}